Cangue and Chains: Unsettling Photos of Chinese Prisoners from the 19th and 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThe cangue, a wooden collar used to publicly shame and restrain prisoners, was a common form of punishment […]
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Extraordinary Photos of 1,400-Year-Old Ginkgo Tree Shedding Its Leaves
This post was originally published on this siteThis old ginkgo tree located at Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple, in Zhongnan Mountain region of China. The temple […]
Unique Photographs Capture Everyday Life in China During the Decades Following the Cultural Revolution
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2009, Thomas Sauvin stumbled upon discarded film negatives he could purchase by the kilogram. The French national […]
Found Photographs Capture the Unexpected Role Cigarettes Play in Chinese Weddings in the 1980s and 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteCigarettes played an unexpected role in Chinese weddings in the 1980s and 1990s. As a token of appreciation, […]
40 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Beijing, China in 1984
This post was originally published on this siteThomas Hoepker began his photographic career in the 1960s and made his reputation through impactful reportage and stylish […]
Last Days of Shanghai: Jack Birns’ Photos Document a Glimpse of China from 1947 to 1949
This post was originally published on this siteThese captivating photographs from the LIFE archives provide a unique window into mid-20th century China, during a period […]
China in the 1870s Through Thomas Child’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThomas Child (1841–1898) was born in Madeley (Shropshire, England). In 1870, he moved with his wife and children […]
Marina Abramović & Ulay – The Lovers: The Great Wall Walk
This post was originally published on this siteArtists Marina Abramović and Ulay are known in many parts of the world as the lovers whose relationship […]
50 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Guangzhou in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteGuangzhou is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River […]
Impressive Color Photos of Kowloon Walled City, Once the Most Densely-Populated Place on Earth
This post was originally published on this site“Hak Nam, City of Darkness, the old Walled City of Kowloon has come down.” Peter Popham wrote in […]
Fascinating Vintage Black and White Photos of China in 1982
This post was originally published on this siteIn December 1982, Simon Nowicki went to China with the Australia-China Friendship society on a Chinese government-approved guided […]
28 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in China From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Charles White was an Anglican Bishop educated at Wycliffe College in Toronto and ordained as an Anglican […]
Street Life of Shanghai in 1947
This post was originally published on this site“A great, wicked and quite extraordinary city” was how, in 1947, LIFE described Shanghai. In 1947, four million […]
Hand-colored portraits of the people of China during Qing Dynasty, 1870-1880
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 1870s, Baron Raimund von Stillfried-Ratenicz (1839–1911) was the leading foreign photographer in Yokohama, a primary Japanese […]
50 Photos Capture Street Scenes of Shanghai in the Mid-1970s
This post was originally published on this siteShanghai is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People’s Republic of China, governed by the State […]
Shengshan Island, the Abandoned Fishing Village of Houtouwan in China
This post was originally published on this siteWrapped in mist, the village has been slowly swallowed up by great nature. Without any human trace, the […]
The unintentionally homoerotic Chinese-Soviet communist propaganda posters, 1950-1960
This post was originally published on this siteIn October 1949, the Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Zedong claimed victory and formed the People’s Republic […]
Dear Old Days: 40 Fascinating Photographs Portrayed Everyday Life of Chinese Children in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1980s, Japanese photographer Ryoji Akiyama traveled through China and photographed children in many parts of […]
20 Breathtaking Photos of Fujian Tulou, the Unique China’s Hakka Earthen Buildings
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hakkas who settled in mountainous south western Fujian province in China developed unique architectural buildings called tulou, […]
Cantonese Woman Wearing a Silk Mask During the Third Bubonic Plague, 1900
This post was originally published on this siteCantonese woman with bound feet wearing a silk mask during the third bubonic plague, 1900. The third plague […]
Everyday Life of Beijing in the early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBeijing is the capital of the People’s Republic of China. It is the world’s most populous capital city, […]
Life From Gilgit (Pakistan) to Kashgar (China) in the Mid-1980s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe Karakoram Highway or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway is a 1,300 km (810 mi) national highway which extends […]
40 Antique Cigarette Cards From the Early 20th Century Featuring Colorful Chinese Opera Masks
This post was originally published on this siteFace-changing, or “bian lian” in Chinese, is an important subgenre of Chinese opera. Performers wear brightly colored costumes […]
Vintage Photos Showing Chinese People Wearing Fingernail Guards From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chinese fingernail guard came from the Ming dynasty but became popular in the Qing dynasty. For having […]
40 Amazing Photos From the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests
This post was originally published on this siteFrom April 1989 people from across China gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of the […]